We have two G5s in our family. I have one, and I just got my wife one, too, off Ebay. My G5 had a 23-inch Apple Cinema Display (the old type with the acrylic plastic frame and legs) connected to it for the last couple of years and it worked fine. My G5 has the GeForce 6600 video card with 256 MB of VRAM. It gave me a choice of 17 different resolutions on that big monitor, up to 1920 X 1200.
I gave the Cinema Display to my wife to use with her "new" G5. Hers came with the ATI Radeon 9600 video card, which also has 256 MB of VRAM. However, her G5 is only offering her one resolution: 1920 X 1200. Furthermore, big blocks of pixels, which look like big single megapixels about an eighth of inch square, appear at random all over the screen of the display, which never happened when it was connected to my G5. All it takes to get rid of one of these "giant pixels" is to swipe the cursor across it and it vanishes, but it's a real nuisance. They pop up within windows, within dialogue boxes, everywhere. My question is, does this sound like a defective video card in her machine? The person who sold us the G5 on Ebay said that this card could drive a 30-inch Apple display. All I can say is, it isn't working so well with this 23-incher. I want to get rid of these sprinklings of "giant pixels" on her screen and also give her a choice of more resolutions. Should I get a new video card for her G5? If so, what would be a good card to look for? Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
